16th Century German Gold Expedition in Caribbean Ends in Catastrophe

A group of German miners from Saxony embarked on a gold-seeking expedition to the Caribbean in the 1520s, which ended catastrophically with many lives lost.

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die-presseGerman28d ago

Frühe Neuzeit: Deutsche Bergleute scheiterten bei ihrer Goldsuche in Übersee [premium]

In den 1520ern brach eine Gruppe Bergarbeiter aus Sachsen in die Karibik auf. Die Expedition endete katastrophal und kostete vielen das Leben. Doch sie blieben nicht die Einzigen.

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16th Century German Gold Expedition in Caribbean Ends in Catastrophe

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